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Legal Rights of Nature
Resulting from the Rights to Nature movement, Mount Taranaki on New Zealand's north island was granted rights equal to those of a human and assigned legal personhood in 2017. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948, enabling the protection and recognition of each person. Some say we need such ri ...
Posted on 01/04/24
IIF Weekly Insight – Patience Please
Fed flexibility on balance sheet normalization could have far-reaching consequences. Tech stock valuations suggest fears that trade war is morphing into tech war. A more dovish Fed spells respite for highly indebted EM borrowers. There has been unprecedented growth in green syndicated lending – not just green bonds – ...
Posted on 24/03/21
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- Climate Mapping in Australia — The Sydney Morning Herald displays in an article, "How heat became the ‘silent killer’ stalking Australia", interactive maps for exploring the full changes and projections data for Australia. One shows how much average annual temperatures changed between 2000 and 2021 – an increase of between 0.2°C and 1.6°C. "Middle ...
- HOPE Australia Reference Library — A key role of HOPE Australia is being a conduit for information about sustainability for the householder and transition towns. The library's categories range from Australian Natural Resources Atlas to Wetlands and include Biodiversity, Gene Technology, Climate, Earth Charter, Energy, Great Barrier Reef, Gov't, Landcare ...
- Introducing the Transition Towns Initiative — The Transition Towns Initiative is a global project that aims to help communities meet the emerging challenges of climate change and peak oil. The aim of the initiative is to raise awareness of sustainable living and to build local economic and ecological resilience within the community in an agreed time frame. Trans ...
- Mix of publications produced by HOPE Inc. (Australia) — Categories include brochure, feature articles and booklets
Initiatives and actions for community development.
- The Transition Towns Initiative — Steps to Realization Set up a steering group. – Establish a core team to drive the project forward during the initial phases. Raise awareness. – Films, events and talks can alert the community to the potential effects of both peak oil and climate change. Lay the foundations. – Build connections to existing complementar ...
Started: June 20, 2023 | Status: In Progress
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- Expired - National Tree Day — National Tree Day is Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands ... — 0 Comments
- Expired - Schools Tree Day — Each year, thousands of schools participate nationwide in Planet Ark's environmental activities that educate individuals about the world around them. Activitie ... — 0 Comments
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